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Would You Vote For An Atheist?

by Amanda Read Sheik | Jul 6, 2011 | Latitude 821, Politics, World Views

But the catch lies in another hypothetical that revealed to me how clever Miss Scanlan really is.  I pondered for a moment – if Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson were running against Barack Obama, which candidate would I vote for?  Obama professes to be a Christian,...

Weinergate, women and a secularized society

by Amanda Read Sheik | Jun 15, 2011 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views

OHATCHEE, Al. June 15, 2011 — Last week, I happened to be running errands on a military post when the nearest TV displayed Fox News Channel announcing that Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) was about to make a statement concerning his rumored online affairs at any...

Manhattan’s outspoken conservative: An interview with Jedediah Bila

by Amanda Read Sheik | May 30, 2011 | Interviews, Politics, The Washington Times Communities

OHATCHEE, Al. May 30, 2011 — I first heard about Jedediah Bila when a guy I’m acquainted with “Liked” her on Facebook – for good reason, too. Besides being gorgeous, the conservative writer and former teacher from an Italian family in Brooklyn...

Reflections on Americans and the Royal Wedding

by Amanda Read Sheik | May 24, 2011 | Comedy, In Otherwords, Politics, Satire, The Washington Times Communities

As the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have just returned from renting a private island in the Seychelles for their honeymoon (and finally met President “smart alec” Obama), the Royal Wedding news has cooled somewhat. But hither and yon bits and pieces...

Obama launches 2012 campaign; Robert Gibbs to be hired by Facebook?

by Amanda Read Sheik | Apr 7, 2011 | Comedy, Politics, The Washington Times Communities

As President Obama announces his re-election bid, buzz surrounds his former press secretary’s talks with Facebook. President Obama officially launched his re-election campaign on Monday. This unsurprising news came after last week’s buzz that a particular 2012...

Lawrence O’Donnell unwittingly signals the End Times

by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 25, 2011 | Luke Historians, Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views

What is newsworthy about Lawrence O’Donnell scoffing at “the end of the world”? Last week, Lawrence O’Donnell attempted to live up (or arguably down) to his Beck-bashing maestro predecessor Keith Olbermann by unleashing a litany about Bill O’Reilly,...
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